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Sophos was gearing up for a private life – then someone remembered the bike scheme
2020-02-27 11:57

There's been a bump in the road, a stick in the wheel, because Sophos was a member of the UK government's "Cycle to work" scheme - which offers staff loans to pay for bicycles and related stuff like lights, helmets and panniers. The trouble is that the bike scheme is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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Sophos 2020 Threat Report: AI is the new battleground
2019-11-19 11:41

The SophosLabs 2020 Threat Report highlights a growing battle as smart automation technologies continue to evolve.

Inside the Sophos 2020 Threat Report
2019-11-05 20:18

The Sophos 2020 Threat Report is out, and among the key findings: Ransomware attackers continue to leverage automated active attacks that can evade security controls and disable backups to do...

Thoma Bravo to Buy Sophos for $3.9 Billion
2019-10-14 15:48

Sophos Board Will 'Unanimously Recommend' Deal to ShareholdersPrivate-equity firm Thoma Bravo, which already has stakes in several cybersecurity companies, plans to buy U.K.-based security company...

Critical Flaw in Sophos Cyberoam Appliances Allows Remote Code Execution
2019-10-14 14:51

A critical vulnerability patched recently by Sophos in its Cyberoam firewall appliances allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. read more

Thoma Bravo to Acquire Sophos for $3.9 Billion
2019-10-14 12:16

Private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo has made an offer to acquire UK-based cybersecurity firm Sophos for $3.9 billion. The announcement was made on Monday and Sophos said its board of...

Thoma Bravo to acquire Sophos for $3.9 billion
2019-10-14 09:46

Sophos announced that Thoma Bravo, a US-based private equity firm, has made an offer to acquire Sophos for $7.40 USD per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $3.9 billion. The...

Sophos Launches Managed Threat Response
2019-10-01 14:48

With all of the tools deployed for endpoint detection and response, enterprises today are often overwhelmed by threat intelligence, says J.J. Thompson of Sophos. To alleviate "analysis paralysis,"...

Sophos Managed Threat Response: An evolved approach to proactive security protection
2019-10-01 13:00

In its 2019 market guide for managed detection and response (MDR) services, Gartner forecasted that by 2024, 25% of organizations will be using MDR services, up from less than 5% today. While the...